The File Specifications filter identifies a particular file by file name and path based on the location of that file, and can be used to target a broad range of applications based upon the attributes defined. You can add other filters to this filter and make it massive, as shown in the following screenshot–the idea is to target a broad range of apps, which is why it includes directories.
. You can also create a number of file specifications in the filter settings as shown in the following screenshot.
The File Specifications folder contains the following built-in filters:
- Common Windows Directories
- Common Executable Folders
- Documents and Settings
- Downloaded Program Files
- Drivers
- Program Data
- Program Files
- Program Files (X64 on Win32)
- System Catalog Folder
- Temporary ASP.NET 1.0 Files
- Temporary ASP.NET 1.1 Files
- Temporary ASP.NET 2.0 Files
- Temporary Files
- Uncommon Executable Folders
- Windows Directory
- Windows Directory (Include Subdirectories)
- Windows Dll Cache
- Windows Side By Side
- Windows Software Distribution
- Windows\System32
- Windows\System32 (Include Subdirectories)
- Windows\SysWOW64
- Windows\SysWOW64 (Include Subdirectories)
- Common Executable Folders
- D:\OS\ File Specification Filter
- Default File Specification
- Default File Specification (All executable types)
- Executables in Windows Directories
- Executables in Windows Directories (All executable types)
- Executables in Windows Directories not present in Security Catalogs
- Executables in Windows Directories not present in Security Catalogs (All executable types)